Judge: Manufacturing Defect Claims Survive Preemption In Heart Device Case

(September 27, 2024, 8:05 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A man’s claims relating to an allegedly defective implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) that “are rooted in manufacturing defects are not preempted” by federal law, a Missouri federal judge ruled, but partially granted the manufacturer’s motion to dismiss as to the failure to warn claims....